Awards panel ignores foreign coaches yet again

A few of times in the past, a committee led by Virender Sehwag advised Khushbir Kaur for the Arjuna Award. (Source: AP)

A few of times in the past, a committee led by Virender Sehwag advised Khushbir Kaur for the Arjuna Award. Kaur has emerged as just one of the best race-walkers in the country and was the to start with girl athlete to acquire an Asian Games medal in 2014.

Much of her latest results was attributed to Russian mentor Alexander Artsybashev, who has been with the crew considering that 2011. Having said that, on Saturday, he was disregarded for the Dronacharya Award even as the sports ministry-appointed committee advised the late countrywide mentor Ramakrishnan Gandhi for the award. Gandhi was the mentor of Gurmeet Singh, who grew to become the to start with Indian to acquire the Asian 20km gold very last 12 months. Gandhi and Artsybashev are credited for triggering a turnaround in Indian race-strolling, which has developed in leaps over the very last 4 several years.

But the country’s plan to dismiss international coaches for countrywide sports awards ongoing as the committee advised Heeranand Kataria (kabaddi) and Paralympics mentor Satyanarayana for the Dronacharya Award aside from Gandhi. Artsybashev was not the only international mentor who was disregarded.

It is learnt that the sports ministry was eager on worthwhile wrestling mentor Vladimer Mestvirishvili and capturing mentor Heinz Reinkemeier. The duo has been disregarded for Dronacharya irrespective of taking part in a stellar purpose in Sushil Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt and Abhinav Bindra successful Olympic medals. Even though they have been not nominated by their federations, the ministry selected to suggest their names.

As per the procedures, the sports ministry can advocate two names for the award. According to resources, the federal government was eager to be certain that Vladimer was feted, thinking of he ensured a few wrestling medals (Sushil’s bronze and silver at Beijing and London Games alongside with Yogeshwar’s bronze in 2012).

Having said that, the Pullela Gopichand-led Dronacharya awards panel made the decision towards it. “The committee was unanimous in its view that international coaches get compensated properly. So these awards are extra valuable for the Indian coaches. Hence, the committee did not contemplate Vladimer and Heinz for the award,” a supply stated.

Meanwhile, women’s main wrestling mentor Kuldeep Malik’s nomination was debated but the panel did not vote in his favour. Malik claimed he had coached Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik. Having said that, yet another mentor – Mandeep Singh — claimed he was Sakshi’s mentor considering that childhood and consequently, he really should be supplied the Dronacharya.